Mike Strives
@mikestrives.bsky.social
Scaling SaaS for a living. Busy building Upvoty ($60k/mrr) & helping others scale to $10k/mrr. Want to learn how? Start for free: https://mikestrives.com/free
simple hack to find a winning idea:
August 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
simple hack to find a winning idea:
This “simple” form builder is doing $2,000,000/year.
I just love the founders’ tweet.
It’s an MBA on how to succeed in SaaS.
I just love the founders’ tweet.
It’s an MBA on how to succeed in SaaS.
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This “simple” form builder is doing $2,000,000/year.
I just love the founders’ tweet.
It’s an MBA on how to succeed in SaaS.
I just love the founders’ tweet.
It’s an MBA on how to succeed in SaaS.
Add a "buy" button on day 1.
August 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Add a "buy" button on day 1.
Want to scale to $10k with your SaaS?
It takes time (and focus).
It takes time (and focus).
August 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Want to scale to $10k with your SaaS?
It takes time (and focus).
It takes time (and focus).
I watched this 1-hour-long video with Mike Krieger (Anthropic CPO) on where AI value will be created.
(packed with golden nuggets)
Here are my notes for you:
(packed with golden nuggets)
Here are my notes for you:
August 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I watched this 1-hour-long video with Mike Krieger (Anthropic CPO) on where AI value will be created.
(packed with golden nuggets)
Here are my notes for you:
(packed with golden nuggets)
Here are my notes for you:
The next unicorns won’t come from boardrooms:
August 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The next unicorns won’t come from boardrooms:
How I create winning meta ads:
1. Go to Meta’s library
2. Look up any niche-related business
3. Scroll all the way down
4. Discover the best-performing ads
5. Recreate in your style
6. BOOM!
1. Go to Meta’s library
2. Look up any niche-related business
3. Scroll all the way down
4. Discover the best-performing ads
5. Recreate in your style
6. BOOM!
August 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
How I create winning meta ads:
1. Go to Meta’s library
2. Look up any niche-related business
3. Scroll all the way down
4. Discover the best-performing ads
5. Recreate in your style
6. BOOM!
1. Go to Meta’s library
2. Look up any niche-related business
3. Scroll all the way down
4. Discover the best-performing ads
5. Recreate in your style
6. BOOM!
Affiliate marketing is criminally underrated.
Especially for small teams.
→ Low effort
→ High trust
→ Only pay for results
Compounding returns.
We just got our first annual referral 🥳
Especially for small teams.
→ Low effort
→ High trust
→ Only pay for results
Compounding returns.
We just got our first annual referral 🥳
August 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Affiliate marketing is criminally underrated.
Especially for small teams.
→ Low effort
→ High trust
→ Only pay for results
Compounding returns.
We just got our first annual referral 🥳
Especially for small teams.
→ Low effort
→ High trust
→ Only pay for results
Compounding returns.
We just got our first annual referral 🥳
In 2 years, we grew to a DR of 75.
Adding 1000s of traffic.
This was our SEO game changer:
Adding 1000s of traffic.
This was our SEO game changer:
August 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In 2 years, we grew to a DR of 75.
Adding 1000s of traffic.
This was our SEO game changer:
Adding 1000s of traffic.
This was our SEO game changer:
Slack for SaaS marketing:
1. Join Slack communities
2. Set your display name to "Your Name (Your Company)"
3. Set up keyword notifications
4. Jump into conversations with those keywords
☑️ Instantly connect with potential buyers
1. Join Slack communities
2. Set your display name to "Your Name (Your Company)"
3. Set up keyword notifications
4. Jump into conversations with those keywords
☑️ Instantly connect with potential buyers
August 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Slack for SaaS marketing:
1. Join Slack communities
2. Set your display name to "Your Name (Your Company)"
3. Set up keyword notifications
4. Jump into conversations with those keywords
☑️ Instantly connect with potential buyers
1. Join Slack communities
2. Set your display name to "Your Name (Your Company)"
3. Set up keyword notifications
4. Jump into conversations with those keywords
☑️ Instantly connect with potential buyers
This is what real PMF looks like:
August 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is what real PMF looks like:
Framework that simply just works.
1. Go to Reddit
2. Search on “alternatives”
3. Find pain points of existing products
4. Build a better alternative
1. Go to Reddit
2. Search on “alternatives”
3. Find pain points of existing products
4. Build a better alternative
August 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Framework that simply just works.
1. Go to Reddit
2. Search on “alternatives”
3. Find pain points of existing products
4. Build a better alternative
1. Go to Reddit
2. Search on “alternatives”
3. Find pain points of existing products
4. Build a better alternative
Full list to launch your product on Reddit:
(bookmark for later)
(bookmark for later)
July 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Full list to launch your product on Reddit:
(bookmark for later)
(bookmark for later)
I make $60k/month with my products and I only need this:
July 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I make $60k/month with my products and I only need this:
$1M business idea framework:
1. Find a $1B SaaS platform
2. Build apps for their marketplace
3. Reach 1000s potential customers instantly
4. Make a lot of money
1. Find a $1B SaaS platform
2. Build apps for their marketplace
3. Reach 1000s potential customers instantly
4. Make a lot of money
July 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
$1M business idea framework:
1. Find a $1B SaaS platform
2. Build apps for their marketplace
3. Reach 1000s potential customers instantly
4. Make a lot of money
1. Find a $1B SaaS platform
2. Build apps for their marketplace
3. Reach 1000s potential customers instantly
4. Make a lot of money
Me at 16:
"When I make millions, I want to spend money on cars, watches, and champagne!"
Me spending money at 37:
"When I make millions, I want to spend money on cars, watches, and champagne!"
Me spending money at 37:
July 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Me at 16:
"When I make millions, I want to spend money on cars, watches, and champagne!"
Me spending money at 37:
"When I make millions, I want to spend money on cars, watches, and champagne!"
Me spending money at 37:
We all start at 0.
0 followers → start posting
0 sales → start doing marketing
0 network → start connecting
0 blog posts → start writing
0 followers → start posting
0 sales → start doing marketing
0 network → start connecting
0 blog posts → start writing
July 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We all start at 0.
0 followers → start posting
0 sales → start doing marketing
0 network → start connecting
0 blog posts → start writing
0 followers → start posting
0 sales → start doing marketing
0 network → start connecting
0 blog posts → start writing
Old pricing models are dying.
Usage-based pricing is taking over SaaS in AI.
(don't ignore)
All the fastest-growing SaaS tools in the AI space have 1 thing in common.
They adopted usage-based pricing.
Is this the future of SaaS?
Usage-based pricing is taking over SaaS in AI.
(don't ignore)
All the fastest-growing SaaS tools in the AI space have 1 thing in common.
They adopted usage-based pricing.
Is this the future of SaaS?
July 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Old pricing models are dying.
Usage-based pricing is taking over SaaS in AI.
(don't ignore)
All the fastest-growing SaaS tools in the AI space have 1 thing in common.
They adopted usage-based pricing.
Is this the future of SaaS?
Usage-based pricing is taking over SaaS in AI.
(don't ignore)
All the fastest-growing SaaS tools in the AI space have 1 thing in common.
They adopted usage-based pricing.
Is this the future of SaaS?
How to retire early.
1. Build a software product.
2. Scale to $1k - 10k MRR.
3. Sell
4. Build a new product.
Repeat.
1. Build a software product.
2. Scale to $1k - 10k MRR.
3. Sell
4. Build a new product.
Repeat.
July 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How to retire early.
1. Build a software product.
2. Scale to $1k - 10k MRR.
3. Sell
4. Build a new product.
Repeat.
1. Build a software product.
2. Scale to $1k - 10k MRR.
3. Sell
4. Build a new product.
Repeat.
The moment I started focusing on distribution instead of “another cool feature”
July 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The moment I started focusing on distribution instead of “another cool feature”
Everyone:
"Build a big team, or you won't scale!"
GreenPal:
"Hold my beer..."
"Build a big team, or you won't scale!"
GreenPal:
"Hold my beer..."
July 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Everyone:
"Build a big team, or you won't scale!"
GreenPal:
"Hold my beer..."
"Build a big team, or you won't scale!"
GreenPal:
"Hold my beer..."
Celebrate every single win.
No matter how little.
No matter how little.
July 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Celebrate every single win.
No matter how little.
No matter how little.
Don’t sell your business (yet).
Working on your business is what gets you up in the morning.
Not a bigger bank account.
Working on your business is what gets you up in the morning.
Not a bigger bank account.
July 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Don’t sell your business (yet).
Working on your business is what gets you up in the morning.
Not a bigger bank account.
Working on your business is what gets you up in the morning.
Not a bigger bank account.
Simple.
Make something already working:
- cheaper
- faster
- better
Or all 3 if you go for gold.
Make something already working:
- cheaper
- faster
- better
Or all 3 if you go for gold.
July 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Simple.
Make something already working:
- cheaper
- faster
- better
Or all 3 if you go for gold.
Make something already working:
- cheaper
- faster
- better
Or all 3 if you go for gold.
